[squeegee_scream]

- Find a way to make it impossible to do the things you're trying to avoid. For Apple products setup Screen Time and give someone else the passcode. I'm sure there are solutions for other OSes out there

- Practice self denial and doing things that hurt, such as fasting and cold exposure (like a cold shower or cold bath). These are good for people in general. I'm not sure how universal this is but doing these things gives me an incredible sense of accomplishment which makes it easier to do other difficult things that I want to do but otherwise avoid

Good luck, these things are designed to be addictive and our biology has not caught up to give us sufficient built-in resistances. This stuff is very difficult, and kudos for reaching out! You can do this!

[lekker-kapsalon]

I set Screen Time blockers, it is fine for a day or two, then I need to lookup something on let’s say YouTube and it is blocked, I get mad, unblock everything, and scroll for hours.

[squeegee_scream]

I was in the same cycle, until I had someone else add a passcode to Screen Time and now I can’t unblock myself, I have to get the other person to do it for me